Council Approves Funds Aiding Immigrants Facing Deportation

ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — A Maryland county council has passed a special appropriation that’ll create a legal fund for immigrants who live in the county and could face deportation.
News outlets report the Montgomery County Council unanimously passed the measure Tuesday that’ll set aside more than $300,000 in the 2019 budget to provide legal aid, but excludes anyone convicted of a list of crimes from accessing the defense funds.
The council originally designed the funds to be used b